Excerpted from Eckhart's retreat in Norway in the fall. An exploration of the uniquely human phenomenon of self-relating and the suffering that egoic patterns can create...VIEW
Question: I’m bored and I’d like to change jobs. How can I find out what will give me joy and a feeling of meaningfulness? You always start with the present moment. You start with where you are rather than trying to get away from where you are.
I suggest, when you travel to work every morning, that you enter the state of presence rather than drifting off into thinking. Be there every moment, whether you’re driving or taking public transportation or walking to work. Absolute presence.
And when you’re at work, do one thing at a time and bring in spacious moments as much as possible. It could only be a few seconds. One spacious breath after you’ve made a phone call. And then when you go to lunch—again, present with every movement...MORE
Question: As a woman, do you feel a deep sadness for humanity? There are several ways to answer that: Yes, yes, and yes! And the real answer is that there is no woman, and yet there is a woman. There is no humanity, and yet there is humanity. There is no sadness, and yet there is sadness...MORE
